Symptoms:

• Bleeding from the nose, mouth, gums, and rectum
• Bloody stool
• Bruising
• Dehydration
• Diarrhea
• Fainting
• Fatigue
• Hair loss
• Inflammation of exposed areas (redness, tenderness, swelling, bleeding)
• Mouth ulcers
• Nausea and vomiting
• Open sores on the skin
• Skin burns (redness, blistering)
• Sloughing of skin
• Ulcers in the esophagus, stomach or intestines
• Vomiting blood
• Weakness

Your doctor will advise you how best to treat these symptoms. Medications may be prescribed to help reduce nausea, vomiting, and pain. Blood transfusions may be given for anemia . Antibiotics are used to prevent or fight infections.